tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367781713979182782.post961887666363175184..comments2024-03-29T08:15:29.742+01:00Comments on The vaping giraffe: Cig-alikes, do they have a future?Morten Moehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12822066687595543840noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367781713979182782.post-27862545062251706522014-11-02T22:17:17.951+01:002014-11-02T22:17:17.951+01:00I was a moderate to heavy smoker for about 6 years...I was a moderate to heavy smoker for about 6 years, then the electronic cigarettes popped up. I was intrigued and excited since I wanted to quit (cold turkey was a failure). I started off with the cig-alikes like most of the older generation, because that's all there was available. It was okay, I certainly liked how it felt like an analog cigarette though. <br /><br />Fast forward a couple of years, I've gone through quite a few different brands of cig-alikes and finally settled with the Halo G6. Of course, I also own a ego-style battery, and a high end mechanical mod. Though my cig-alike does not deliver the performance, and my other two devices are more than enough; I still miss using my cig-alike. I still wish there was more focus on cig-alikes and more innovation into them. <br /><br />I continue to vape as means to stay off of traditional cigarettes, and so, I'd like my vaping experience to stay as close as to the original. I like to stay to the original reason to my change as close as possible; using devices that resemble the authentic experience. Not using big clumsy devices who bear no similarities. <br /><br />If companies can go back to their roots, improve their cig-alikes to perform like an ego-style battery, I'd be dreaming if I said RDA, then my wish has come true. I like the performance of the larger devices, but still prefer the feel of a cig-alike. If companies can produce a cig-alike that blends the best of both worlds, I think cig-alikes will regain popularity and even more new customers.<br /><br />This has always been a topic and rant on my mind because as much as I enjoy the performance of the new and larger devices, I wish companies hadn't pushed the cig-alikes aside as they have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4367781713979182782.post-72137971307501110252014-06-13T16:10:54.393+02:002014-06-13T16:10:54.393+02:00I think that the answer partially depends on the s...I think that the answer partially depends on the support new vapers have. <br /><br />We find in our shops that 90% of people who try first and second generation ecigs go for second generation. (But that still leaves 10% who prefer cigalikes.) However, tank kits and the like can be off-putting to smokers looking to switch who don't have someone to show them how to use it. And as you say, when many smokers do switch they want something as close to a regular cigarette as possible. So really smokers should be given the choice!Jameshttp://www.ecigarettedirect.co.uk/ashtray-blog/noreply@blogger.com